Theblonde
bombshell’s
starwasrising
highbefore
shewaskilled
in cold blood.LikeSharon,Margot’slong
blondehair,flawlessskinand
impossiblyhighcheekbones
arelovedbythecamera.Just
likeSharon’s,Margot’sacting
careeris skyrocketing.And
alsolikeSharon,Margotis
the‘itgirl’ofhergeneration.
Theycouldbetwins,
separatedbytimeandspace- buttheywillnevergetto
meetinperson.Tragically,
Sharonfellintothecrosshairs
ofa murderouscultand, 50
yearslater,allMargotcan
dois bringhertolifefora
newgenerationtomourn
alloveragain.
There’snodenyingthat
backin 1969 thedrumswere
beatingforSharon.Shehad
a stringofhitmoviestoher
credit– thebiggestbeing
1967’sValleyoftheDolls.
Addingtoherglamour,she
wasmarriedtotopfilm
directorRomanPolanski.
The world was fascinated
byher.Herhusbandadored
her.AndwhenI, Tonyastar
Margot,29,agreedtoportray
herinthehotnewTarantino
movie(currentlyscreeningin
NewZealandcinemas),she
figuredit was“achancefor
peopletoreallyappreciatethe
lifeshelived,asopposedto
rememberingherforherdeath.”
Althoughthereis,of
course,oneproblemwith
that– no-onecaneverforget
howSharonTatedied.Anightofterror
SummersinLosAngeles
arehotandsticky,andthe
nightofAugust8, 1969,was
worsethanusual.Justbefore
midnight,26-year-oldSharon- whowaseight-and-a-half
monthspregnantand
desperatelylookingforward
tomotherhood– hadstripped
downtoherunderwearto
cooloff.
Her husband Roman was
awayworkinginEngland
andshehadinvitedsome
friendstostayoverforthe
night– herclosefriendand
formerloverJaySebring,35,
aspiringscreenwriterWojciec
“Voytek”Frykowski,32,and
hisgirlfriend,coffeeheiress
AbigailFolger,25.
Aroundmidnight,a
carpulledupoutsidethe
sprawlingestatenestled
ina semi-isolatedcanyon
ofBeverlyHills.Theoccupants- threewomenanda man–
hadbeensentbya charismatic
sociopathwhosenamewould
soonbecomeshorthandfor
pureevil:CharlesManson.
Shortlyaftermidnight,the
maninthecar,TexWatson,
23,gotoutofthevehicleand
snippedthetelephonewires
totheproperty.Heandtwoof
hisfemalecompanions– Susan
AtkinsandPatriciaKrenwinkel,
both 21 – thenwalkedupthe
driveway to the house, armed
withgunsandknives,while
thethirdwoman,Linda
Kasabian,20,stayed inthecar.
Asthetrioarrivedatthe
house,anothercarsuddenly
pulledup.Thedriverwas
18-year-oldStevenParent.
Heknewthecaretakerat
thepropertyandhadpopped
bytovisithisfriend,who
lived in aguesthousesomeit ergo en oc s an wi owy
figure,Margot’stheperfectchoice
totakeon’60sstarletSharon.ON FAMILY’S
MURD EROUS RAGE
ia screamin’
MARGOT RE LIVES THE HORROR
SHARON
onnivingcut ea er
Mansonmanipulatedothers
intocommittingheinous
crimes on his behalf.Woman’s Day 27